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Honestly, I'm for helping the environment, but I would not have went out of my way to convert my downspout that went into the sewer into a rain barrel system if the old one had not blocked up and been flooding into my porch. The rain barrel was a cheap and easy solution and good to have for gardening too.
~ Scott
My barrel holds approximately 45 gallons and collects water from one half of the roof of a 36x30 foot structure. I was surprised to discover that it takes just 0.17 inches of rain to completely fill this barrel.
~Anonymous
The rain barrel is a great idea and a smart way to recycle those old pickle and olive barrels. The one I have in my backyard is working great. It has started many conversations with friends, neighbors and family members, with whom I am all too willing to expound upon the benefits of using collected rain water for houseplants and garden flowers, as well as reducing storm water runoff. One friend went out and purchased one of his own after he saw how easy it is to set up and use. It helps that the cost is only $23 also.
Everyone who gardens should have one (or more) of these rain barrels.
~Jim
I use two. I run a 10 foot hose across the patio and walk to a rain garden and tree and grass area. I use the barrel’s more as a buffer tank. This keeps most of the water on my property instead of a storm sewer.
~David
Maybe this is obvious to everyone except for me, but raising up the barrel on cinder blocks or something makes it a lot easier to use the spigot for sprinkling cans or other containers. Other than that, it's great! It watered my garden all summer.
~Eddie
I recently purchased 2 more (I now am the proud owner of 4!) and noticed you have a new design. I like the sturdier brass faucets and the tops that do not have the centers. Also, the faucets are lower on the barrels allowing more of the water to drain. Although to my dismay, both the new rainbarrels leak at the insets of the faucets. I believe they can be fixed with a few washers, but wanted to tell you that in case it was a design error.
~Kathleen
* Yes they can and this was an error, if tightening the spigot does not stop the leaking, you may not have the required washers, please click on contact us and we would be happy to send you the washers.
My rain barrel is still in use at my home. I added a downspout from the gutter in the back of my house which runs straight down to the top of the barrel. The downspout used to bang around in the wind, but I stabilized it. I have a garden house attached to the bottom spiget which I use for watering flowers. I plugged the smaller spout at the top of the barrel because it was the same height as the overflow spout. I then hooked up a sump-pump hose to the overflow spout at ran it away from the house.
~ Jason
We are very glad we purchased a rain barrel. I can water my whole yard with
a full barrel of water and you get that with one good rain .My son is a painter
and we discussed spray painting the barrel next spring to make it look more
attractive in the yard. This year I planted some tall grasses around it. There
was a small article in one of the Sunday papers in the garden section that also
suggested that if mosquitos were a problem you can purchased a repellant of
some sort to hang inside the barrel. I am a firm believer in recycling-there is
so much waste-so congratulations to you for coming up with a win-win!
~ Carol
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